Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 31, 2021

340 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.00/cwt +7.54 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 585 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $145.79/cwt -4.49 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 481 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 340 346 0
Feeder cattle 323 302 0
Slaughter cattle 17 20 0
Replacement cattle — 24 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 157.00 $157.00 $761 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 135.00 $135.00 $634 -10.96
500–525 513 4 130.00–132.00 $131.49 $675 -9.42
585 585 21 141.00 $141.00 $825 +7.54
610 610 1 130.00 $130.00 $793 ±0.00
720 720 1 116.00 $116.00 $835 —
758 758 8 121.00 $121.00 $917 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 150.00 $150.00 $450 -2.96
375 375 1 140.00 $140.00 $525 -7.00
400–445 419 7 130.00–142.00 $135.18 $566 -5.02
455–495 486 9 128.00–132.00 $130.57 $635 -3.75
515–545 529 7 125.00–127.00 $126.44 $669 -4.05
610 610 2 122.00 $122.00 $744 -1.00
613 613 2 130.00 $130.00 $797 +7.00
670 670 1 115.00 $115.00 $770 —
740 740 1 112.00 $112.00 $829 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 130.00 $130.00 $452 -15.00
425 425 1 127.00 $127.00 $540 -5.00
510 510 1 120.00 $120.00 $612 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 180.00–182.00 $181.01 $521 +1.01
325–340 333 2 172.00–175.00 $173.53 $578 +2.56
365 365 7 165.00–170.00 $169.29 $618 +1.77
400–435 413 6 152.00–157.00 $155.14 $641 -8.25
455–490 470 6 147.00–155.00 $150.61 $708 +0.33
494 494 5 140.00 $140.00 $692 -10.28
515–525 518 3 130.00–135.00 $132.33 $685 -5.67
565–595 580 2 130.00–135.00 $132.56 $769 +2.56
615–645 629 4 125.00–130.00 $127.95 $805 —
675 675 2 125.00 $125.00 $844 —
795 795 1 115.00 $115.00 $914 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 180.00 $180.00 $549 —
350–365 358 2 170.00–175.00 $172.55 $618 -3.42
405–430 420 3 165.00–170.00 $167.38 $703 -6.13
450–470 460 3 157.00–165.00 $160.61 $739 -0.39
505–530 513 3 142.00–147.00 $144.67 $742 -6.22
730 730 1 125.00 $125.00 $912 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 148.00 $148.00 $659 -2.00
490 490 2 137.00–141.00 $139.00 $681 -0.42
500–525 513 2 127.00–130.00 $128.46 $659 -1.54

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1260 1036 80-85% 5 63.00–64.00 $63.39 $657 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1775 1597 75-80% 3 60.00–66.00 $62.51 $998 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1745 1745 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,379 —
1655–1950 1803 2 89.00–91.00 $90.08 $1,624 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.